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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Proteinuria often ... Massive proteinuria ... diabetes)) #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Nephritic
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Spectrum of Glomerular ... Diseases Nephrotic ... • Injury to podocytes ... formation #Glomerular ... #Diseases #differential
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic (Heavy proteinuria ... Mehr @poyanmehr #Glomerular ... #Diseases #Spectrum
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
with evidence of glomerular ... disease (hematuria ... , proteinuria) ... immune deposits in glomeruli ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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of Hematuria - Glomerular ... vs Non-glomerular ... == Glomerular ... == Non-glomerular ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs Glomerular ... Minimal change disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
This image shows scanning EM of a proteinuric glomerulus with capillary loop showing widening and partial
scanning EM of a proteinuric ... glomerulus with ... interdigitating podocyte ... arkanalabs #glomerulus ... SEM #clinical #proteinuric
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... presenting with overt glomerular ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM = glomerular ... impairment), heart disease ... #diagnosis #glomerular
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria and/or proteinuria ... the patient have glomerular ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Calculi Glomerular ... epithelial side of glomerular ... endothelial side of glomerular ... nephrotic range) proteinuria